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Water in Atmosphere #4 Atmosphere #1 Sun/ Seasons #2 Wind/ Solar Energy #3 500 500 500 500 500 500 400 400 400 400 400 400 300 300 300 300 300 300 200 200 200 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 100 Predict Weather Weather/ Patterns Climate #5 #6 Final Jeopardy Question Name the four layers of the atmosphere in order from Earth to space and name the layer that is the hottest. 1. Troposphere 2. Stratosphere 3. Mesosphere 4. Thermosphere The hottest layer is the thermosphere. Back What do plants need from the air for photosynthesis and what do animals need from the air to breathe? Plants need carbon dioxide Animals need oxygen Back What is the protective boundary between Earth and space? As altitude increases, what happens to the density of the air and the air pressure? Atmosphere protects the Earth from space. Density decreases and air pressure decreases as altitude increases. Back In which layer does weather take place? Where is the ozone layer located? Weather takes place in the troposphere The ozone layer is in the upper stratosphere Back What is the composition of Earth’s dry air? 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases Back What are the three ways that energy is transferred within the troposphere? Radiation Convection conduction Back What is a revolution? And how long does it take? Earth’s complete orbit around the sun is a revolution. It takes a year. Back Which region(s) are cooler than the equator? Polar zone and temperate zone What is a rotation? And how long does it take? Rotation is the spinning of a planet on it’s axis. It takes Earth 24 hours Back What creates the seasons? Tilt of Earth’s axis Back What occurs when the sun is directly overhead at noon at latitude 23.5° N and 23.5 ° S? solstice Back List the four Global winds. Westerlies Trade winds Polar easterlies Doldrums Back Name the three basic cloud forms. Stratus Cumulus cirrus Back What is wind? Wind is air blowing from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure About how much of the solar energy is absorbed by Earth? 50% Back Daily Double What is the main way in which Earth’s atmosphere is heated? Energy reradiated by Earth’s surface. A daily breeze that occurs in a city that is located near a large body of water is an example of _____________________. Local winds Back What is a belt of high-speed wind in the upper troposphere called? A jet stream Back What type of clouds are the following: 1. Flat layers that cover much or all of the sky and produces rain nimbostratus 2. White puffy clouds that are more vertical. They have a flat base and a billowing tower rising above. Sometimes called thunderheads. cumulonimbus 3. White, wispy clouds often with a feathery or veil-like appearance. Often appear before rain forming clouds. cirrostratus Back Rain Sleet and snow are types of precipitation __________. The shape and size of snowflakes depends temperature on the ______________ at which it forms. Back What is a cloud? A visible mass of tiny water droplets and ice crystals Back How large must ice be to be classified as hail? 5 millimeters Back Which air masses have more moisture? Air masses formed over water or air masses formed over land? Over water Back •Where would a maritime tropical air mass form that affects weather in the U.S? The Gulf of Mexico •Which air mass forms over land north of the 50° north latitude? Continental polar •How does a cold front form? A cold air mass collides with a warm air mass and pushes the warm air up. Back •What is the sharply defined boundary that forms where two unlike air masses meet? front •What is a topical storm with sustained winds of at least 119 Km/hr? hurricane •What is a small intense storm formed when a vertical cylinder of rotating air develops? tornado Back What weather system has the following: •Air spirals away from the center •Has a center of high pressure •Turns clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere •Is generally associated with clear weather anticyclone Back The pressure at the center of a cyclone is low _______. Back What is a major type of storm associated with lightning, strong winds, and heavy rain or hail? thunderstorm Back 1. 2. 3. 4. Cold front Stationary Front Warm front Occluded front What does each symbol represent? Back What three factors affect a region’s temperature? 1. Latitude and altitude 2. Distance from large bodies of water 3. Ocean currents Back What is a description of the pattern of weather over many years? climate What is an example of a long-term climate change that occurs naturally? Ice age What is a climate change that may be caused by human activities? Global warming Back What are the two main factors that determine a region’s climate? Temperature and precipitation What is a short-term variation in climate that is caused by a change in the normal direction of winds, which causes ocean currents to shift direction? El Nino Back Doppler radar •_______________ works by bouncing radio waves off particles of precipitation in moving storms and then measuring the frequency of the waves the return. •What are lines on a weather map that connect points that have the same air temperature? isotherms Back This question is about zones. Write down the number of points that you want to risk. Go to Final Jeopardy Question Back List all of the zones in correct order from North Pole to south pole and give the range of latitude for each. Polar 66.5° N to 90 ° N Temperate 23.5 ° N 66.5 ° N Tropic 23.5 ° N to 23.5 ° S Temperate 23.5 ° S to 66.5 ° S Polar 66.5 ° S to 90 ° S BACK